Palm Springs, California demographics

Palm Springs, CA demographics: median age 58.5; 44.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Palm Springs city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0655254. The survey estimates a population of 45,070 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Palm Springs is 58.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.0 years. There are 24,567 households (±564). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	58.5 ±1.0	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,070
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	3,538 ±456	7.9% ±1.0 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	6,557 ±659	14.5% ±1.5 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	19,058 ±931	42.3% ±2.1 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	15,917 ±702	35.3% ±1.6 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,070
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	27,685 ±616	61.4% ±1.4 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	17,385 ±620	38.6% ±1.4 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,070
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	29,768 ±794	66.0% ±1.8 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,035 ±340	4.5% ±0.8 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	317 ±94	0.7% ±0.2 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,406 ±373	5.3% ±0.8 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	114 ±57	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	3,363 ±649	7.5% ±1.4 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	7,067 ±909	15.7% ±2.0 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,070
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,480 ±825	74.3% ±1.8 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11,590 ±829	25.7% ±1.8 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,567
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	8,114 ±404	33.0% ±1.5 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,051 ±286	4.3% ±1.2 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,215 ±183	4.9% ±0.7 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	11,479 ±718	46.7% ±2.7 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,708 ±278	11.0% ±1.1 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,567
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,084 ±199	8.5% ±0.8 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	22,483 ±602	91.5% ±1.3 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,567
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	11,479 ±718	46.7% ±2.7 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	9,891 ±545	40.3% ±2.0 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,621 ±277	6.6% ±1.1 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,094 ±253	4.5% ±1.0 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	308 ±129	1.3% ±0.5 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	126 ±86 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	48 ±49 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,070
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	36,473 ±703	80.9% ±1.5 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	8,597 ±697	19.1% ±1.5 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 44,171
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	32,082 ±831	72.6% ±1.8 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	8,849 ±902	20.0% ±2.0 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	604 ±201	1.4% ±0.5 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	331 ±109	0.7% ±0.2 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	177 ±72	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	434 ±153	1.0% ±0.3 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	106 ±61 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	145 ±60	0.3% ±0.1 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	31 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	689 ±194	1.6% ±0.4 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	454 ±133	1.0% ±0.3 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	63 ±49 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	206 ±119 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 39,242
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,105 ±437	7.9% ±1.1 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,602 ±537	16.8% ±1.4 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	9,044 ±642	23.0% ±1.6 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,019 ±397	7.7% ±1.0 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	9,828 ±453	25.0% ±1.1 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7,644 ±512	19.5% ±1.3 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 44,921
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	39,503 ±492	87.9% ±1.1 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,141 ±351	4.8% ±0.8 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,754 ±317	3.9% ±0.7 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,221 ±189	2.7% ±0.4 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	302 ±100	0.7% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.0% of Palm Springs residents (±0.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 91.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Palm Springs	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.0% ±0.7 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.2% ±1.0 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.5% ±0.8 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Palm Springs . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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